assistance with aligning dish please

[captrandy]

i have a 30 inch dish with a stab hh90 rotor
i aligned it to nimiq 2 with a cheap satellite finder
receiver is a coolsat 4000 pro and the receiver shows the best i can get with sat finder 69-70 % max...
i put the rotor in action and i get some other satellites around the same quality but i can not get many satellites
i heard that you must make multiple adjustments but i can find no info on this so can anyone give me info on proper aligning and what would be a better way of getting better quality would it be a better meter if so what do you recommend

many thanks,
uneducated satellite installer

 

[PSB]

I would remove the motor for now and try to bag a few satellites first!

What channels are you hoping to get on Nimiq 2 ???????

 

[captrandy]

why remove rotor i want to look at all those beautiful satellites

on nimiq 2 i do not know it was easiest to start with same long as me set 180 and go staight up

i get other satellites also

but i need the proper procedure for aligninging

i was told you need to go to other satellites and adjust them also but which ones and what proceedure is proper

 

[PSB]

Its a good idea to have your true south satellite already stored in your receiver as it makes the motor install/line up, a lot easier. If you give us your zip code we can give you all the angles for the satellites in your neck of the woods : )


There is also some GREAT info on setting up these motors on our sponsors web site!

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/HH-mount-installation.htm

Nimiq 2 is a DBS satellite and you will have to use a Dish/DirecTV LNB to get it, you would also change the L.O. to 11250

 

[captrandy]

zipcode=33971

 

[PSB]

Lehigh Acres, FL 33971
Latitude 26° 36.138'N Longitude 81° 39.948'W

Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
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*** All Satellites 61W - 160W ***

EchoStar 3 61.5W 140.6 145.6 51.7 -34.5
Rainbow 1 61.5W 140.6 145.6 51.7 -34.5
Brasilsat A2 (incl. 5.8 deg) 63.0W 143.0 147.9 52.6 -32.6
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 146.2 151.2 53.8 -29.8
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 155.2 160.2 56.3 -22.0
Nahuel 1 71.8W 158.8 163.7 57.0 -18.9
AMC 6 72.0W 159.2 164.1 57.1 -18.5
Galaxy 12 74.0W 163.3 168.2 57.8 -14.9
SBS 6 74.0W 163.3 168.2 57.8 -14.9
GOES 12 75.0W 165.4 170.3 58.0 -13.0
AMC 5 79.0W 174.1 179.0 58.8 -5.3
DirecTV 3 81.8W 180.3 185.3 58.9 0.3
Nimiq 2 82.0W 180.7 185.7 58.9 0.7
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 185.2 190.2 58.8 4.6
XM Roll 85.0W 187.4 192.4 58.7 6.6
AMC 9 85.0W 187.4 192.4 58.7 6.6
AMC 3 87.0W 191.8 196.7 58.4 10.5
Galaxy 9 91.0W 200.2 205.1 57.2 17.9
Galaxy 11 91.0W 200.2 205.1 57.2 17.9
Nimiq 1 91.0W 200.2 205.1 57.2 17.9
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 202.2 207.1 56.9 19.7
Telstar 6 93.0W 204.1 209.1 56.5 21.4
Galaxy 8I (incl. 1.0 deg) 95.0W 207.9 212.8 55.6 24.7
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 207.9 212.8 55.6 24.7
Telstar 5 97.0W 211.5 216.4 54.5 27.8
Inmarsat 2 f2 (incl. 1.7 deg) 98.0W 213.2 218.2 54.0 29.3
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 214.9 219.8 53.4 30.7
DirecTV 2 100.8W 217.8 222.7 52.3 33.2
DirecTV 1R 100.8W 217.8 222.7 52.3 33.2
AMC 4 101.0W 218.1 223.0 52.2 33.5
DirecTV 1 101.0W 218.1 223.0 52.2 33.5
AMSC 1 101.1W 218.2 223.2 52.2 33.6
DirecTV 4S 101.2W 218.4 223.3 52.1 33.7
AMC 1 103.0W 221.1 226.0 50.9 36.0
Solidaridad 1 (incl. 2.8 deg) 103.5W 221.8 226.8 50.6 36.6
AMC 2 105.0W 223.9 228.9 49.6 38.3
G-Star 3 (incl. 11.5 deg) 105.0W 223.9 228.9 49.6 38.3
G-Star 1 (incl. 6.0 deg) 105.0W 223.9 228.9 49.6 38.3
MSAT 1 106.5W 225.9 230.9 48.5 40.0
Anik F1 107.3W 227.0 231.9 47.9 40.8
Anik E1 109.2W 229.3 234.3 46.5 42.7
DirecTV 6 109.8W 230.1 235.0 46.0 43.3
EchoStar 6 110.0W 230.3 235.2 45.9 43.5
EchoStar 8 110.0W 230.3 235.2 45.9 43.5
Anik E2R 111.1W 231.6 236.5 45.0 44.5
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 233.7 238.6 43.5 46.1
Morelos 2 (incl. 4.4 deg) 114.9W 235.7 240.6 41.9 47.6
XM Rock 115.0W 235.8 240.7 41.9 47.7
SatMex 5 116.8W 237.5 242.5 40.4 49.0
Anik E2 118.7W 239.3 244.3 38.8 50.3
DirecTV 5 119.0W 239.6 244.5 38.5 50.5
EchoStar 7 119.0W 239.6 244.5 38.5 50.5
EchoStar 5 119.0W 239.6 244.5 38.5 50.5
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 241.3 246.3 36.8 51.7
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 243.0 248.0 35.1 52.8
Galaxy 5 125.0W 244.6 249.6 33.3 53.9
Galaxy 12 125.0W 244.6 249.6 33.3 53.9
Galaxy 13 127.0W 246.1 251.1 31.5 54.8
Telstar 7 129.0W 247.6 252.5 29.8 55.7
Satcom C3 131.0W 249.0 253.9 28.0 56.6
Galaxy 1R 133.0W 250.3 255.2 26.2 57.3
Satcom C4 135.0W 251.6 256.5 24.4 58.0
GOES 10 135.5W 251.9 256.8 23.9 58.2
AMC 7 137.0W 252.8 257.7 22.5 58.7
AMC 8 139.0W 254.0 258.9 20.7 59.3
Inmarsat 2 f3 (incl. 1.9 deg) 142.0W 255.7 260.6 18.0 60.0
EchoStar 1 148.0W 258.9 263.8 12.5 61.3
EchoStar 2 148.0W 258.9 263.8 12.5 61.3
TDRS 9 (incl. 7.4 deg) 151.0W 260.4 265.4 9.8 61.8
TDRS 10 (incl. 6.2 deg) 151.0W 260.4 265.4 9.8 61.8
EchoStar 4 157.0W 263.3 268.3 4.4 62.6

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[captrandy]

ok now with all this good info which satellites should i aim at to adjust and how many and what order is proper
\ i went to your link it said aim at 2 which two do you recommend or should it be more and which one first and which ones next

also what would be a good meter for me to buy

 

[captrandy]

on my coolsat the meter shows 69-70 is this norm or can it get better with better meter outside

 

[PSB]

........Just back from the roof!

I would use AMC-5 to start with its close enough to true south for you!

http://www.lyngsat.com/amc5.html

A small TV and your receiver signal quality meter is as good as any (almost $$$) satellite meter!

 

[captrandy]

ok i will align to amc-5 and then what would or should i align to next

 

[PSB]

After finding AMC-5 and entering your lat. and long. re-tweak.....then I would USALS over to IA-5 as there is a ton of FTA channels there.

 

[captrandy]

ok this is where u just lost me i was good till here enter my lat and long where i take it IA-5 is another sat

i already have nimiq 2 aligned in good
so now i go to amc-5 then to IA-5 and tweak them

 

[PSB]

Enter Lat. and Long. in antenna set up screen, re-tweak onto Nimiq 2 then USALS over to IA-5 (97 w) should be no need to do any more as long as the mast was plumb and level.

http://www.lyngsat.com/ia5.html

 

[captrandy]

good this made it more easy to understand only thing i am still in question of is the lat and long the only place i see a place for that is in the motorized section of set-up on each individual satellite i have a coolsat pro 4000 so would it be safe to say where i should enter my lat and long would be on nimiq 2 set-up since that is same longitude as mine

 

[PSB]

On the fortec its entered in the antenna setup screen, then hit USALS and then re-tweak the signal and you are done!

 

[captrandy]

my receiver is coolsat 4000 pro did not find antenna set up only place i could find was in motorized section of individual satellites i will give that a try many thanks till next time